Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-23
DOM ESTIC HINTS.
APPLE MARMALADE.

Wipe the apples well, and do not
pare. but core and slice them. Have
ready syrup of three pounds Of sugar
to pint Of water. boiled quickly for
five minutes. Into this boiling syrup
throw the sliced apples and boil quite
rapidly for an hour reckoning from the
time of its first boiling up. Stir often.
1t should then be clear. and rather stiff.
Allow three pounds of sugar to four of
apples.
CHOCOLATE PIE.
Tako four tablespoonfuls Of grated
chocolate, one pint of boiling water,
yolks OF two eggs, two tablespoonfuls
of sugar. Stir together and boil until
thick like custard. Make and bake
crust, put in the chocolate filling; beat
the whites of two eggs sweeten, flavor
with vanilla, spread on top and brown
in quick oven. Serve cold.
BAKED LEG OF MUTTON.
Take leg Of mutton weighing six or
eight pounds, cut down the under side
and remove the bone; fill it with a
dressing made of four ounces of suet,
two eggs. two ounces chopped ham, six
N stale bread, one on on, ii little thyme,
sweet majoram, parsley. nutmeg, salt
and pepper; sew up lay in a pan and
put in hot oven; haste with butter,
cook three hours.
LEMON CAKE.
One cup fresh butter, three cups
pulverzed sugar, rub to a cream, stir
in the yoks of five eggs well beaten,
one cup sweet milk. one teaspoon soda,
juice and grated peel of fresh lemon.
the whites of five eggs, four cups sifted
flour. one teaspoon cream tartar. Bake
IN round or square pans with straight
sides.
ORANGE CAKE.
One egg, one cup of sugar. u cups
OF flour. one-half cup Of milk. small
piece of butter, two teaspoonfuls cream
OF tartar, one teaspoonful of soda
This makes three cakes. For icing use
white of one egg, juice and grated rind
OF one orange and little sugar. Lay
between the cakes
WALNUT CAKE.
One cup OF sugar, nearly one -half
cup OF butter. J cups flour. onc-half
cup of cold water. two eggs. one.half
teaspoonful OF soda, one teaspoonful
cream of tartar one-half pound of wal
nuts. Cut the nuts into fine pieces.
Frost the cake aud put whole nuts on
top.
SCOTCH SHORT BREAD.
Two pounds flour one pound butter.
one-f fourth pound sugar roll the sugar
and mix in the dry flour. boil the but
ter and stir in the flour and sugar.
When mixed let it stand two hours be-
fore baking; PRICK it well anu put on
caraway comits or citron.
SOFT GINGERBREAD.
one egg one cup Of brown sugar.
)ne-hali cup of molasses, one-half tea.
spoonful Of butter, one-half cup of sour
'ream, one-half teaspoonful of soda.
me teaspocnfnl of ginger flour enough
o ct fen. Bake in a moderate oven.
SOUR SAUCE.
One cup of sugar half cup of
'utter, one even teaspoonful of flour.
wo tanespoonfuls of vinegar; beat all
veil together; pour over it one pint of
oil ne water, and let it come to
OIL Spice with nutmeg to taste.
CORN MEAL MUFFINs.
One and one-half cups corn meal.
ne same OF flour, two teaspoonfuls
aking powder, half-cup sugar. half
'aspoonfu' salt small teaspoonful
'elted butter, two eggs, milk enough
} make a stiff batter.
BEEF TRIBE.
Clean the tripe carefully and soak in
Ut water, changing several times: cut
slices; boil perfectly done; dip in
utter; fry light brown; season with
i: and pepper.
fRosrING WITHOUT EGGS.
One cup graduated sugar and five
teaspoons milk, boil five minutes.
r unit cold, and put on cold cake
is splendid; try it.
APPLE WATER
Roast some half-dozen apples. when
oked pour over them pint of boil
water Mash and strain them.
Id sugar or honey.
COLD CABBAGE SALAD.
Chop the cabbage fine. sprinkle with
t. pepper and sugar, cover with
e-third water and two-hirds win.
ar.
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